Truce in peril as Syria bombardments kill at least 30

At least 30 civilians were killed Saturday in regime and rebel bombardment of areas across Syria, threatening an eight-week-old truce at a time when peace talks are stalled in Geneva. The truce brokered by Russia and the United States had raised hopes that UN-backed talks in Geneva this month would lead to a solution to the five-year conflict. Twelve civilians were killed in air strike on the northern metropolis of Aleppo on Saturday, a local civil defence official said.